Farmer's Adoption of Improved Nitrogen Management Strategies in Maize Production in China: An Experimental Knowledge Training

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 364-373

  Jia, Xiang ping ^a   Huang, Ji kun ^a   Xiang, Cheng ^a,b   Hou, Lin ke ^a,b   Zhang, Fu suo ^c   Chen, Xin ping ^c   Cui, Zhen ling ^c   Bergmann, Holger ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Farmer; Maize; Nitrogen; Training

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873683054     PISSN: 20953119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60237-3     Document Type: Article

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